Thread: Mexico allowed to sue states with new immigration laws

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Mexico, other nations allowed to sue states with new immigration laws

Last week, several Latin American countries filed an amicus brief in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City in opposition to a new Utah law which allows local law enforcement to arrest illegal aliens and bans them from using state-funded services.

The brief was filed by the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.

While the Utah legislation was actually enacted on March 15, a stay was issued by the federal court on May 10—blocking the law from going into effect until the constitutionality of such laws is decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Though it would seem that foreign governments lack any legal standing in attempting to block state legislatures from enacting laws, the precedent was set for such meddling last year in the wake of Arizona’s SB1070 legislation.

In October 2010, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the nations of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru could file briefs against the state of Arizona.


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The brief was filed by the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.

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In complete violation and grotesque intentional neglect of the United States Constitution, the US Federal Government is complicit in these foreign attacks by not upholding Article 4 Section 4.

The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.

[quote]Shortly after that ruling, Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ) said: “As do many citizens, I find it incredibly offensive that these foreign governments are using our court system to meddle in a domestic legal dispute and to oppose the rule of law.â€

Mexico files brief against Utah's federalism at issue?


Immigration is one of those issues that never seems to go away. While almost every policy can be debated, either passionately or with blithe calm, immigration seems to evoke a passionate and even angry response from people who are, otherwise, level-headed and even-tempered.

But I'm not here to look at why it is that the topic leads people to respond in such volatile terms. Propose your own theories, and we can discuss them later. Right now, let's look at why so much confusion.

We have no national sovereignty if we cant decide of all foreign nationals who can enter the U S and who can not, who can stay in the U S and who can not...

Its utterly absurd and should be a red flag to all Americans.

Time to shut down the Immigration Industry

Originally Posted by working4change

Mexico files brief against Utah's federalism at issue?

Mexico is the lead country on the brief but was joined by Argentina, Peru, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala and Brazil.

Why not sue the United States? Or the federal government? That's the party that has dropped the ball. Why take it to Utah? It is, after all, the federal government's responsibility to manage immigration to this country.

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It is overwhelmingly obvious that Mexico and these foreign governments have complete confidence that the US Federal Government will weigh in ON THEIR SIDE when it comes to defending Americans against the invasion of illegal immigration.

The politicians that just yesterday torpedoed the North Carolina law making it illegal to hire illegal immigrants is just another example of how deeply embedded foreign agents doing the bidding of foreign governments are within our own congress and senate.

It can't get any more volatile than this.

Originally Posted by HAPPY2BME

Originally Posted by working4change

Mexico files brief against Utah…federalism at issue?

Mexico is the lead country on the brief but was joined by Argentina, Peru, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala and Brazil.

Why not sue the United States? Or the federal government? That's the party that has dropped the ball. Why take it to Utah? It is, after all, the federal government's responsibility to manage immigration to this country.

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It is overwhelmingly obvious that Mexico and these foreign governments have complete confidence that the US Federal Government will weigh in ON THEIR SIDE when it comes to defending Americans against the invasion of illegal immigration.

The politicians that just yesterday torpedoed the North Carolina law making it illegal to hire illegal immigrants is just another example of how deeply embedded foreign agents doing the bidding of foreign governments are within our own congress and senate.

It can't get any more volatile than this.

totally agree H2BM

Thanks for the different take on messico H2BM I would have to agree with your assesment of mexico if we did close the border. So were damned if we do and damned if we don't. If mexico were allowed to sue any state over their immigration laws I would hope the states return with sueing mexico for allowing their peasants to illegally cross the border also for allowing drugs to be shipped into the US! There's probally more out there the states could throw at the mexican goverment. Before any of that though the feds better step up and protect utah if they don't I see it as blantent dissreguard to the very constution and it will open the door for a lot more laws suites. I could see where a country will sue a givin state for stuff like not providing ID for their people or not allowing them to drive.

The fact that an invading nation would be allowed to intervene in a US court, regarding efforts to thwart invading nation's action should be a huge red flag to all Americans that we are under attack. Moreover, those responsible for protecting this nation are allowing it to happen.